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Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volume 4: Peri-operative Care of the Critically Ill or Injured Child

  • A new edition of the most comprehensive textbook of pediatric critical care medicine

  • First ostensibly evidence-based pediatric critical care textbook

  • Relevant for those studying towards pediatric critical care examinations and those who are already qualified

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Anesthesia in the Critically Ill or Injured Child

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Preparing the Critically Ill or Injured Child for Surgery

      • Nancy S. Hagerman, Anna M. Varughese
      Pages 3-10
    3. Pharmacology of Inhalational and Intravenous Anesthetic Agents

      • David P. Martin, Joseph D. Tobias
      Pages 11-29
    4. Sedation and Analgesia

      • Eric Lloyd, Manal Alasnag, Joseph D. Tobias
      Pages 31-61
    5. Tolerance, Physical Dependency, and Withdrawal

      • Joseph D. Tobias
      Pages 63-75
    6. Neuromuscular Blockade

      • Paulo Sérgio Lucas da Silva, Henrique Monteiro Neto, Werther Brunow de Carvalho
      Pages 77-90
    7. Procedural Sedation and Anesthesia in the PICU

      • Stephen D. Playfor, Katherine Kirkpatrick
      Pages 91-101
    8. Blood Conservation in the Perioperative Setting

      • B. Craig Weldon
      Pages 103-112
    9. Malignant Hyperthermia

      • Thierry Girard, Albert Urwyler
      Pages 113-116
  3. General Principles of Peri-operative Care

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117
    2. Peri-operative Care of the General Pediatric Surgical Patient

      • Robert T. Russell, David E. Carney, Frederick J. Rescorla
      Pages 119-140
    3. Perioperative Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgical Patient

      • Monica S. Vavilala, Sulpicio G. Soriano
      Pages 141-165
    4. Perioperative Care of the Urology Patient

      • Carley Riley, Shumyle Alam
      Pages 167-175
    5. Peri-operative Care of the ENT Patient

      • Daisy A. Ciener, Obiageri Ekeh, Katherine E. Mason
      Pages 187-195
  4. Trauma

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
    2. Head and Neck Trauma

      • Derek S. Wheeler, Derek Andrew Bruce, Charles Schleien
      Pages 199-220
    3. Craniofacial Trauma

      • Brian S. Pan, Haithem E. Babiker, David A. Billmire
      Pages 221-228
    4. Thoracic Trauma

      • Ivan M. Gutierrez, David P. Mooney
      Pages 229-235

About this book

The second edition of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine spans four volumes, with major sections dedicated to specific organ systems. Each major section consists of separate chapters dedicated to reviewing the specific disease processes affecting each organ system. Each chapter concludes with a comprehensive list of references, with brief, concise remarks denoting references of ‘special interest’ and ‘of interest’. Consequently, the books are unique in their comprehensive coverage of pediatric critical care and their ease of use and will be of value to those studying towards pediatric critical care examinations and those who are already qualified.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA

    Derek S. Wheeler

  • Div. of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA

    Hector R. Wong

  • University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, USA

    Thomas P. Shanley

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 4: Peri-operative Care of the Critically Ill or Injured Child

  • Editors: Derek S. Wheeler, Hector R. Wong, Thomas P. Shanley

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6359-6

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-6358-9Published: 05 May 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-7102-7Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-6359-6Published: 21 April 2014

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 466

  • Number of Illustrations: 76 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics

Buy it now

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eBook USD 84.99
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  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 159.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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